Chapter 154

After Xuanzang and the others left the Wuji Kingdom, Huang Feihu and his side had already brought people to Lingshan.

Fortunately, Tathagata returned to Lingshan a step ahead of Huang Feihu; otherwise, the Bodhisattvas and Arhats of Lingshan might really not have been able to withstand Huang Feihu and the Holy Court's army.

"Manjusri of Lingshan wantonly slaughtered my Human Race clansmen in my Human Race territory and severely injured my Human Race ruler. We have already executed Manjusri, but this matter cannot just end like this. Lingshan must give us an explanation." Huang Feihu stood outside Lingshan, looking at those vigilant Bodhisattvas and Arhats, and said coldly.

"Hmph!" Just at this moment, a cold snort reached Huang Feihu's ears.

Subsequently, Tathagata's figure appeared in front of him. Upon seeing Tathagata, a look of mockery appeared on Huang Feihu's face.

"Back already? Have you collected Manjusri's corpse?" Huang Feihu looked at Tathagata and said with a smile.

Hearing Huang Feihu's words, Tathagata's expression was terrifyingly gloomy.

"What do you want?" Tathagata looked at Huang Feihu and said coldly.

"We are not unreasonable people. Manjusri has already been executed, and we don't want you to die. You just need to find someone whose status is second only to yours to represent your Lingshan and go to the Wuji Kingdom to pay respects," Huang Feihu looked at Tathagata and said.

He originally wanted to say that Lingshan should also apologize to the entire Primordial World, but in the end, he didn't say it. He also knew that going too far is as bad as not going far enough; forcing them too hard might very well make Lingshan act like a dog jumping over a wall.

"Deceiving people too much!" Suddenly, the roar of the Ancient Buddha Dipankara reached Huang Feihu's ears.

"Yo! Another apostate." Seeing Dipankara, Huang Feihu said with a smile, his face full of mockery.

"Alright, this General doesn't have time to chat with you. Tathagata, give me an answer: yield or resist? This General actually hopes you resist, so that the soldiers under my command can stretch their muscles," Huang Feihu grinned.

"Buddha, they are truly deceiving us too much; let's fight them to the death." Samantabhadra Bodhisattva looked at Tathagata and said.

When they were in the Chan Sect before, although their treatment wasn't very good, they had never been subjected to such humiliation, so Samantabhadra's stance was to fight.

After Samantabhadra spoke, a large group of people supported him instantly. Among those who supported Samantabhadra, many were from the Chan Sect, and others were young cultivators who had joined Lingshan relatively late.

The remaining part was led by the Future Buddha Maitreya, who advocated enduring for now. Their goal was to let Xuanzang complete his journey to the West first. No matter how Xuanzang was now, as long as he walked to Lingshan and completed the Great Calamity of the Journey to the West, then Lingshan would not need to endure anymore.

But what they didn't know was that the Great Calamity of the Journey to the West was not just about coming to Lingshan; it also required bringing the scriptures back to the Great Tang to be considered the completion of the Great Calamity.

"But if we endure now, we have to agree to Huang Feihu's request. Who should go for this matter?" Samantabhadra looked at Maitreya Buddha and asked.

As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone was stunned in place. That's right! If they compromised, who would do such a shameful thing?

"Let this monk do it!" At this time, the Medicine Glazed Buddha stood out.

"No!" Tathagata directly refused.

This Medicine Glazed Buddha was a disciple of the Saint Jieyin. If this matter were done by the Medicine Glazed Buddha, the Saint Jieyin would definitely not let him off.

"Sigh! Then let this monk go." At this time, Dipankara stood out.

"Why must we go? Can't we fight? We have so many Quasi-Saints in Lingshan, and there are two Saints behind us. When have we ever suffered such grievances?" Ju Liusun Buddha looked at the crowd.

"We cannot fight!" Dipankara sighed.

"Why can't we fight?" Samantabhadra asked.

"Now that this journey to the West has not ended, our West is in a weak position. Furthermore, do we have many Saints in this Lingshan? The Ren Sect has a Saint. Can the Saints behind us descend to the Primordial World? If they can, then we will fight them," the Medicine Glazed Buddha looked at Samantabhadra and said.

Hearing the explanation of the Medicine Glazed Buddha, those who advocated fighting all lowered their heads. At this moment, their fists were clenched tightly, which indicated that their hearts were not very calm, but they had no choice.

Pan Huang was like a mountain pressing on top of their heads; they simply couldn't move. They could only let the Ren Sect and the Human Race bully them now.

"It's settled then; this monk will go." Dipankara stood out.

"Hahaha, Tathagata, have you reached a result? Otherwise, this General will give you a suggestion: don't go either. They are all mortals; they are not worthy of you lowering your status. You just fight us once, and then this matter will be over," Huang Feihu looked at Tathagata and said.

Hearing Huang Feihu's words, the eyes of those in the pro-war faction lit up instantly. This Huang Feihu said to have a fight and the matter would be over; did that mean they wouldn't report it to the Saints?

"You are too naive. Huang Feihu is bluffing you. He said to have a fight and the matter would be over, meaning this matter with their Holy Court would be over, but what about the Ren Sect? What about the Saints? What will you do then?" Maitreya Buddha shook his head and looked at those in the pro-war faction.

"This monk will accept this karma. This monk will go to the Wuji Kingdom to apologize to the ruler there, but this monk also has a request," the Ancient Buddha Dipankara stood out at this time.

"We are not negotiating terms with you, understand?" Huang Feihu said in a cold tone.

After his voice fell, the one hundred thousand Holy Court soldiers behind him took a step forward in unison, and invisible killing intent shrouded the entire Lingshan.

Seeing Huang Feihu and the others so aggressive, Dipankara sighed and then left Lingshan.

Seeing Dipankara leave, a smile appeared on Huang Feihu's face.

"Withdraw!" Afterward, he said, and led the Holy Court soldiers away from Lingshan.

When Huang Feihu and the others left, the mocking laughter filled the eyes of everyone in Lingshan with anger, but they could only endure it.

Pfft—

When Huang Feihu disappeared from the sight of the people of Lingshan, Tathagata suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and then fainted straight away. Being able to anger a Quasi-Saint powerhouse into fainting, Huang Feihu was probably the first.

Everyone hurriedly and frantically carried Tathagata into the meditation room behind the Great Hall of Heroes.

Just as they exited the meditation room, no one noticed the demonic energy that flashed and disappeared at the center of Tathagata's brow. When he was forced by Pan Huang, Tathagata already had signs of falling into demonic ways, but it was eventually dissipated by his own vast Buddhist power. Now, being forced by Huang Feihu again, that wisp of demonic energy appeared once more.

When the demonic energy appeared, a hearty laugh suddenly sounded in the dark abyss. This laughter did not match the gloomy environment at all.

"Master, wait for your disciple; your disciple will be able to meet you soon. I hope you won't be too excited when the time comes! Hahaha!" Ksitigarbha sat on the Black Lotus of Destruction, his face full of smiles, but at the bottom of his eyes were cold light and killing intent that could not be melted.

After coming down from Lingshan, Huang Feihu and the others prepared to return to the Holy Court, but just at this time, several scouts came to report that they had discovered an incredible event.

"What is it?" Upon seeing the scouts, Huang Feihu asked.

"General, we discovered a demon kingdom in the eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge," the scout bowed and said.

"Just a demon kingdom, what's so strange about that? A demon kingdom at the foot of Lingshan, who knows what kind of relationship it has with Lingshan," Huang Feihu curled his lips.

"General, two hundred years ago, when we went down to the lower realm to eliminate demons, there was a kingdom in that eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge, but now it is a demon kingdom called the Lion Camel Kingdom. Most importantly, we felt extremely massive resentment and baleful energy within that eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge," the scout explained hurriedly.

Hearing the scout's report, Huang Feihu's brows furrowed. If it were really as the scout said, then this matter was not a small one; it was very likely to involve countless Human Race members.

"Go take a look." Thinking of this, Huang Feihu changed his route and prepared to go to Lion Camel Ridge to take a look.

Traveling to Lion Camel Ridge, Huang Feihu felt the soaring baleful energy and resentment for the first time. Huang Feihu felt the aura belonging to the Human Race from this resentment and baleful energy, which made his expression very ugly.

"Send people into this eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge to check the situation inside," Huang Feihu said to the scout commander beside him.

"Yes, General!" The scout commander nodded.

The next second, four figures appeared in Huang Feihu's eyes, but these four black shadows disappeared into the dark place just a few breaths after appearing.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, these four black shadows stumbled in front of Huang Feihu. They looked terrified; it was obvious they had been frightened.

These scouts were all professionally trained and had been through hundreds of battles, participating in no less than a thousand demon-subduing wars. To be able to scare them like this, the things in the eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge must not be simple.

"What's the situation?" Huang Feihu asked with a frown.

"General, dead, all dead, the Human Race are all dead." The scout's words were somewhat incoherent.

The scout also realized that his words were somewhat incoherent, and then he reached his hand toward his brow. Soon, the scene of the eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge appeared before Huang Feihu's eyes.

In just an instant, the veins on Huang Feihu's forehead bulged, and a killing intent that was almost tangible radiated from his body.

Because the scene in this Lion Camel Ridge was truly shocking: skulls like ridges, bones like a forest, human hair matted into felt, human skin and flesh rotted into mud and dust. Human tendons wrapped around trees, dried and scorched, shining like silver. It was truly a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, indeed foul-smelling and unbearable. The small demons in the east took living people to carve their flesh; the wild demons in the west boiled and cooked human flesh fresh (borrowing words from the original novel).

Besides this, this eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge was also set with a barrier, a barrier specifically targeting the Human Race. After those Human Race members died, their souls could not go down to the Netherworld, nor could they walk out of this eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge; they could only watch everything in front of them, over and over again.

"How bold! How bold!" Seeing this scene, Huang Feihu roared twice.

"Follow me back to the Holy Court, muster the troops, flatten Lion Camel Ridge, and trample Lingshan." Huang Feihu roared.

His voice traveled very far, so far that the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas of Lingshan all heard Huang Feihu's voice.

Holy Court.

Huang Feihu told Di Xin about the events in the Wuji Kingdom and Lingshan. Di Xin nodded with satisfaction; Huang Feihu had not disgraced the prestige of the Holy Court.

"Your Majesty, I request to muster troops, send one million soldiers, and flatten Lingshan!" After finishing what Di Xin had asked, Huang Feihu said again.

"Reason?" Di Xin just said faintly.

Huang Feihu did not speak, but directly played the scene of the eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge for Di Xin to see. He believed this would be more intuitive.

"Your Majesty! I request to lead the troops and trample Lingshan." Seeing this scene, Wen Zhong's killing intent condensed into substance.

Some civil officials saw this scene, their breathing became rapid, and red light appeared in their eyes.

"Good, good, good! Since the Lich era, our Human Race has not suffered large-scale slaughter again. Lingshan is very good, very good indeed!" After Di Xin finished watching these scenes, he laughed out of extreme anger.

"Wen Zhong, Huang Feihu, take orders!" After Di Xin finished speaking, his expression instantly became gloomy.

"Your subject is here!"

"You two muster five hundred thousand troops each. I have only one requirement: I do not want to see any living Demon Race in the eight-hundred-mile Lion Camel Ridge, and the same for Lingshan. I do not want to see anything breathing," Di Xin said coldly.

"Your subjects accept the order!" The two bowed and said.

Soon, one million troops were mustered. After descending to the lower realm, Huang Feihu went to Lion Camel Ridge, while Wen Zhong went to Lingshan.

Arriving at Lingshan, Wen Zhong did not immediately attack the mountain, but surrounded Lingshan, which made Tathagata very angry.

"This monk has already gone to the Wuji Kingdom to apologize. What else do you want? You must know that even a rabbit will bite when it is desperate," Dipankara looked at Wen Zhong and roared.

"This time it is another matter. You will soon know what matter this is," Wen Zhong looked at Tathagata and said faintly.

Seeing Wen Zhong's gaze, which was like looking at a corpse, Tathagata felt a tightness in his heart, and then he felt as if there was something he had forgotten, but he just couldn't remember it.

On the other side, Huang Feihu led five hundred thousand troops and had already arrived at Lion Camel Ridge.

"Kill! Leave no one alive!" Huang Feihu did not make any deployment; his only order was free hunting. As for the three demons, he would leave them to himself, Leizhenzi, and Nezha.

Soon, the Green Lion and the White Elephant discovered the Holy Court's troops.

"It's the troops of the Human Race's Holy Court." The White Elephant looked at the Green Lion and said.

The Green Lion was one of Manjusri Bodhisattva's mounts. That Green-Haired Lion was actually his younger brother. They were both subdued by Manjusri Bodhisattva at the same time and then became Manjusri Bodhisattva's mounts together.

"This King hasn't gone to settle accounts with them yet, and they actually came to our door first. Truly bold!" The Green Lion roared, and the next second he disappeared from where he was.

When he appeared again, he had already arrived in front of the Holy Court soldiers, and then he opened his mouth to inhale, and countless Holy Court warriors were sucked into the Green Lion's mouth.

"Evil beast!" Suddenly, a roar appeared, and then a red silk flew over, directly binding the Green Lion's mouth. The next second, a golden light smashed onto the Green Lion's forehead.

The one who stopped the Green Lion was Nezha; the red silk was the Armillary Sash, and the golden light was the Universe Ring.

Boom—

With a loud noise, the Green Lion was smashed directly onto the ground, and a large pit appeared on the ground. The Green Lion was lying in the pit in pain.

Seeing this, the White Elephant curled its long nose and wanted to attack Nezha, but was stopped by Leizhenzi.

"Your opponent is me." Leizhenzi held the Wind-Thunder Staff and said in a muffled voice.

"Looking for death!" The White Elephant roared, and a phantom of a white elephant appeared behind it. Its long nose smashed toward Leizhenzi like a whip.

A trace of contempt flashed in Leizhenzi's eyes. An attack of this level wanted to hurt him? It was simply wishful thinking. Leizhenzi didn't even dodge.

(End of this chapter)